emily went cold turkey.dy says the first couple of days her daughter hardly left her bed suffering from severe headaches but after only four days emily went home. >> did you think she was clean? off drugs? that that problem was behind her? >> i knew she was still tired. >> but no longer addicted. >> no. >> you were convinced that had been dealt with. >> yes. >> alex didn't find out about the detox until much later but he says in the weeks before she died emily still had a stash of pain pills. >> how many times did you say to your wife, if you don't get off the drugs, i'm going to have to leave you? >> at least three. >> but she wouldn't do it? >> she would fall back into her old habits. >> she would never agree to rehab? >> no, she told me all her doctors were on the same page. >> so alex told everyone his wife was a victim of her own demons but soon more evidence would emerge. >> results came back clean. >> so it wasn't an overdose. >> it wasn't an overdose. >> what could it have been? what could have kille

♪ emily: i am emily chang and this is "best of bloomberg technology."oming up, our exclusive conversation with keith block. has first interview since being named ceo. president trump's campaign against what he is calling unfair search and social media. what are his next steps and our technology companies responding? elon musk has made a dramatic u-turn on his controversial attempt to take tesla private. now to the top story, salesforce gave a disappointing forecast. sales came in below expectations. the software maker has promoted keith block to run the company alongside marc benioff, embracing the idea of two executives. i sat down with him for an exclusive conversation and talked about his experience as co-ceo so far. >> we are certainly in a situation where mark and i have been working together very closely. we have been together for over five years and have known each other for a long time. this is a natural extension of the model we have been working together. we are a large global enterprise that has been growing quickly. this is an opportunity fo

emily: let's talk about apple. long time, this is your biggest customer and now they are your biggest nemesis. how would you describe your relationship with apple today? steve: we have a dispute over the price of ip. we think that is moving to a period of time where our strategy is unfolding in the environment is such i think you are in a position where it will get done. at the same time, i think there is probably no better opportunity and partner for qualcomm band to work with apple. it makes sense that the technology leader in mobile would be partnered with the technology leader. the way we think about the business is eventually you get the disputes figured out. emily: you believe apple will remain a customer. steve: i think so. if you have leadership technology in your roadmap will eventually dominate. i think there is no reason why that should not be the case. emily: you are taking on the world's most valuable company. they have stopped putting your chips in their phone and they say the patents they are paying

emily: would you agree with that?n: i think it makes sense if you're a political official, wealthy, influential, have power, you will always be targeted by a criminal element or potentially for espionage purposes. emily: what is the purpose of these misinformation campaigns? how difficult is it to stop? kevin: it will be very difficult to stop. it will take zone defense by many different folks. the more people that are aware of it, the more people that will spot it. it is easier for the folks trying to be divisive it to spread fake news than it is to catch it. we will take a group defense, zone defense. we are out there looking for it. if we can see it and it is organized, we hope to make a difference. emily: what should we be looking at? my inbox is filled with spam every day. hundreds of messages that are fake. kevin i think anybody can play : the role. i think in general most people don't want to be surrounded by lies. they want to be surrounded by truth. when you see sites going up purporting to be news sites, but

emily: i am emily chang, and this is "best of bloomberg technology," where we bring you in technology. -- bring you all of our top interviews from this week in technology. we speak exclusively to the gap ceo on the outfitter's newest brand. and building to be the world's largest payment network. but facing more disruption than ever, alfred kelly lays out his strategy. the retail industry also battling tech changes. hear more from crate & barrel. over the last 46 years, gap has grown from a single store to a global business. with 3300 brick and mortar stores, it is betting even bigger on the future of e-commerce. this week, it introduced its sixth brands i sat down with the gap ceo to talk about the new men's leisure brand and to talk about his strategy on a gap come back. >> we have been fairly forthright in saying the importance of old navy in our portfolio today. if you look at size and profitability, it has already surpassed gap brand. gap brand is, and we know this, still very relevant to our consumers. it is 50 years old. brands morph and evolve. we are trying to position gap bra

emily: what is it like?: you kind of result the ip side and then go back to working on the technology side. don't know if that will be the case here, but that is sort of a typical resolution. we have planned our business assuming that is not the case and for us, it looks like upside and i think we are confident in our ability to execute. emily: you have shied away from letting this get to ugly in public. is that part of who you are or strategy? steve: first of all, it is very much what is going on. big companies have disputes all the time. they don't make it personal. we are in that category with a number of companies. what you see is what you get in terms of how we think about it. emily: you were recently involved in a very public situation with the ceo who does not enjoy being in the spotlight and that is the ceo of broadcom. the white house blocked it. how did you navigat it? steve: we spent a lot of time with shareholders and working with how we could resolve what they wanted us to resolve. one of the bi

emily: i am emily chang and welcome to a special edition of "bloomberg technology." live from outside of the steve jobs theater in california. in the next hour, apple unveiled a faster iphone x next, a bigger cheapter --a cheaper xr. will this kickstart more growth for the $1 trillion tech giant? some investors are not convinced. apple scores fda approval for its watch with new health tracking features and competitors flat lined. another day, high-ranking executive departure in tesla. details ahead. first, it has been a big day at the steve jobs theater in california with apple's latest product announcement. there were few surprises. they are tripling down on its upgrade to the iphone x. the new models are named the xs, xr and x max. mark gurman was inside of the theater and revealed many of the features before apple did. you were spot on and what were your biggest takeaways? >> and expansion of the iphone x with the three new phones. they start with a new model and expanded to other phones. they are very android like this year. it is a little confusing but they will

emily: when can we expect some progress?we have laid out the byedule for the second half the end of this year. legal milestones create an environment for both parties to change their perspective. we don't know whether that will be the case here. if it is, there will be lots of news. a win look like for qualcomm? the ip siteesolve and go back together working on the technology side. that is a typical resolution. we have planned our business assuming that is not the case. for us, it looks like upside. we are confident in our ability to execute either way. emily: you have shied away from letting this get to ugly in public. is that who you are as a ceo, part of the strategy? steve: remember, big companies have disputes all the time. they don't make it personal. they have complicated relationships. we are in that category. what you see is what you get in terms of how we think about it. emily: that said, you were recently involved in a public broadcom,with a ceo, who tried to take over qualcomm in a hostile bid. the white house bl

emily: this is "bloomberg technology." i am emily chang.rite went public on the new york stock exchange raising stock as much as 68%, and raising $230 million in its debut. we spoke to the ceo and cofounder julia hearts about the big ticket punch in wall street. julia: we have been able to talent for investors that the investors thator the vast market for experiences is vague and underserved. receive 45% of our new event creators coming to the platform after not using a technology platform. i think that come alone, tells us that we have been able to uniquely aggregate many different types of event creators who just before eventbrite had not been served with great technology. emily: it seems like everybody is pushing into this experiences business, whether it be spotify, airbnb. how does the the committee eventbrite differentiate itself? julia: we have been able to be unique in that market because of our self-service approach. 95% of our event creators are able to use the service & themselves up. that natural behavior allows us to continue t

emily: i'm emily chang in san francisco. this is "bloomberg technology. the u.s. and china hunker down for a long trade war. as the latest round of tariffs hit, bringing more tech into the firing line. plus, siriusxm buying pandora, giving the satellite radio company a leg up in the ompetition with spotify. and a deal to bring more business to the iphone and ipad. first, the world's two biggest economies are digging in for what could be a long and bruising trade war. the latest u.s. tariffs on $200 billion of chinese goods came into effect just after midnight eastern monday. with china responding with duties of its own on $60 billion of u.s. imports. this hits the tech world after some heavy lobbying by apple and others, however, other goods got a reprieve this time around. let's talk about all of this with selena and amy. a principal of albright group leading the team in washington and previously senior director for china affairs at the u.s.t.r. first of all, how long is this trade war going to be? >> well, i don't think anyone can see the end in sight at this po

emily: how is that different?a lot of people have what i call lego tool kits where you have to take your experts and build things yourself. in our case, we have prebuilt o it is an easily deployed product. emily: where are they coming from? use a.i. too? >> now what you hear about are nation states pairing up with criminal rings. e start to see now early signs that building arsenal s of file attacks. this whole industry could change overnight and the legacy tools that companies have been use could become obsolete. emily: these attraction plaguing everyone from businesses to individuals. we heard christine blasey ford talk about her email being hack and rewritten to make it look as if she were recanting her testimony. >> i think we're starting to see now everything is being connected to the internet. everything from autonomous vehicles to amazon and the microoven. this is everywhere. it is in our businesses and in our homes. these type of attacks can hit through anyone's email box. emily: so you -- why are they so

emily: i am emily chang, and this is "best of bloomberg technology," where we bring you all of our top interviews from this week in technology. coming up, gaps online play for men. we speak exclusively to the gap ceo on the outfitter's newest brand. plus, visa spent 60 years building to be the world's largest payment network. its shares are soaring. but facing more disruption than ever, alfred kelly lays out his strategy. the retail industry also battling tech changes. hear more from crate & barrel. -- crate & barrel ceo on how brick-and-mortar and absent a new shopping era. over the last 46 years, gap has grown from a single store to a global business. with 3300 brick and mortar stores in its back pocket, gap is betting even bigger on the future of e-commerce. this week, it introduced its six brand hill city as an online exclusive. i sat down with the gap ceo to talk about the new men's leisure brand, and get an update on brands like old navy as well as his strategy for a gap come back. >> we have been fairly forthright in saying the importance of old navy in our portfolio today. if y

emily: unlikely.ughter] stewart: definitely, there was an audience for that, a pretty small audience. we had raised a little bit of friends and family money, and put our own money into it. and we got to the point where the only person who got paid was the one person on the team who had kids. and we just couldn't do it, so we ended up making flickr which was, obviously, like a big turn. emily: so, in the wreckage of the dot com bust, you basically started flickr by accident. stewart: yeah. emily: what made you think that flickr could be something? stewart: desperation. fundamentally, we had developed a bunch of technology for the game that we thought was really interesting in its own right, instead of the inventory in the game world, you had a shoebox of photographs. and it was really cool from a tech perspective. it demoed really well and people were super impressed. i didn't know you could do that in a browser. it wasn't really a great product, you had to be online with the other person to share phot

emily: emily: you are not worried about it. stewart: no. emily: ok.d you're getting the company ready to go public but you're not necessarily going. stewart: it is difficult to contemplate. we are kind of in the same position. there aren't many outcomes where we don't end up going public. i don't have any timeline, we are not in a rush to achieve that. it is an unusual circumstance because i think 10 or 20 years ago, we would have been public long before we got to this stage. we are a big company with hundreds and millions in revenue and we are still private. emily: would you consider selling? we have chased speculation of there is a buyer out there for slack at this insane valuation. stewart: there are some people who want to buy it. but it doesn't work that way. companies. it is a much kind of circumstance conversation. interested in talking about how companies can work more closely together, we would be interested in having that conversation, something like that. if we don't respond positively to that, like if we don't say, "yes, it sounds great, l

emily: i am emily chang in san francisco. this is "bloomberg technology." big tech takes on washington as jack dorsey and sheryl sandberg testify before the senate. how was this different from when mark zuckerberg was in the hot seat? plus, one big name missing from the hearing. what senate intelligence has toee, mark warner, say about google being a no-show. 23 and me's quest to cure the world's diseases. a big-time up with world farmer could provide the key to new drugs and treatment. big tech takes tenor -- center stage on capitol hill. they face questions from the senate intelligence committee over social media and russian election hacking. so aly absent is google symbolic third chair was left empty and lawmakers openly expressed their disapproval over being snubbed. otherwise, the discourse was -- more civil than the mark zuckerberg trial. >> russia used social media as part of an "comprehensive and multifaceted campaign to undermine democratic institutions and interfere in u.s. elections and those of our allies." we were too slow to spot this and to s

emily: i am emily chang and this is the "best of bloomberg technology," where we bring you all of our top interviews from this week in technology. big tech takes on washington as jack dorsey and sheryl sandberg testified before the senate. how is this different from when mark zuckerberg was in the hot seat? how will the e-commerce giant amazon fare alongside apple. bumble puts women first in the dating game. now the company is turning that attitude towards investment. we will hear from the ceo on her plans to invest in other women. you had to our top story big , technology took center stage on capitol hill this week. facebook coo sheryl sandberg and twitter ceo jack dorsey took questions about meddling. notably absent was google. a third chair was left empty for them. sandberg and dorsey, though contrite, gave familiar answers. >> as a bipartisan report from this committee said, russia used social media as part of a comprehensive and multifaceted campaign to sow discord, undermine democratic institutions, and interfere in u.s. elections and those of our allies. we were too slow to spo

emily: let's talk about apple. long time, this is your biggest customer and now they're your biggest nemesis. how would you describe your relationship status with apple today? steve: we have a dispute over the price of ip. we think that's moving to a period of time where our strategy is unfolding in the environment is such i think you're in a position where it'll get done. at the same time, i think there is probably no better opportunity and partner for qualcomm than to work with apple. it makes sense that the technology leader in mobile with the department for the product leader in mobile. and those things tend to work out. the way we think about the business is eventually you get the disputes figured out. then you move on to a different period. emily: so, you believe apple will remain a customer? steve: i think so. look, if you have leadership technology, figure roadmap will eventually dominate the business relationship between companies. i think there's no reason why that shouldn't be the case. emily: you're tak

emily: i am emily chang in san francisco. this is "bloomberg technology." ube driving forwardr -- uber driving forward with a takeover. and plus, first production, nondelivery a problem for tesla. elon musk tweets an apology to a customer waiting for her car. and it is the 60th birthday of --, we talked the ceo about staying competitive. first to our top story, uber said to be in talks to purchase its rival kareem, which could rival $2 billion. kareem says it has 50 million users and almost one million drivers across 14 countries. not the first time they have considered a deal. in july, the company's were talking about merging their middle east operations. joining us is our tech reporter, eric newcomer, so what do we know? eric: uber is insistent on only growing at this point. for much of its history, it sold its businesses in china and southeast asia, so now india and the middle east are areas where uber is competing fiercely and now there are talks about whether uber could purchase kareem, its main competitor. emily: talk about how the strategy differs wi

emily: emily: you are not worried about it. stewart: no. emily: ok. you're getting the company ready to go public but you're not necessarily going. stewart: it is difficult to contemplate. we are kind of in the same position. there aren't many outcomes where we don't end up going public. i don't have any timeline, we are not in a rush to achieve that. it is an unusual circumstance because i think 10 or 20 years ago, we would have been public long before we got to this stage. we are a big company with hundreds and millions in revenue and we are still private. emily: would you consider selling? we have chased speculation if of there is a buyer out there for slack at this insane by a valuation. stewart: there are some people who want to buy it. but it doesn't work that way. companies. it is a much kind of circumstance conversation. interested in talking about how companies can work more closely together, we would be interested in having that conversation, something like that. if we don't respond positively to that, like if we don't say, "yes, it sounds g

♪ emily: i am emily chang and this is the "best of bloomberg technology," where we bring you all of ourop interviews from this week in technology. coming up, big tech takes on washington as jack dorsey and sheryl sandberg testified before the senate. how is this different from when mark zuckerberg was in the hot seat? plus, amazon joins the trillion dollar valuation club. the air is thin up there so how will the e-commerce giant amazon fare alongside apple. bumble puts women first in the dating game. now the company is turning that attitude towards investment. we will hear from the ceo on her plans to invest in other women. but first to our top story, big technology took center stage on capitol hill this week. facebook coo sheryl sandberg and twitter ceo jack dorsey took questions from the senate intelligence committee on russian meddling and more. notably absent was google. sandberg and dorsey, though -- lawmakers openly discuss their disapproval over being snubbed. otherwise did was more civil than when facebook ceo mark zuckerberg testified in may. sandberg and dorsey, though contrit

you need this bed. ♪ emily: this is bloomberg technology, i am emily chang in san francisco.been quite a day. sheryl sandberg and jack dorsey answering questions about the russian interference in 2016 but dorsey went on to testify before the house energy and commerce committee on the potential biases of the social network against the republican party. here is what dorsey had to say about that. >> i want to start by making something clear. we don't consider political viewpoints, perspectives, or party affiliation in any of our policies or enforcement decisions. period. impartiality is our guiding principle. emily: joining us is the ceo of the internet association michael beckerman. we also have sarah friar who covers the hearings. you were at the hearings with mark zuckerberg as well. what is your sort of biggest take away here? does anything surprise you about what sandberg or dorsey had to say? sarah: i think what is clear to me at this point is the more senators learn about these companies, the more they want to know, the more they realize these are complicated algorithms,

emily: it does take a of time and energy. not everyone has that. >> people are trying to disconnect from the phone and i think the watch helps you. if you are a control freak like i am, i want to know what is going on, but i don't want to get sucked into my phone. you look at one tweet and 40 minutes later you're still looking at your screen. the watch helps you with that and is a good cutting the cord but still being connected. emily: how would you evaluate the breadth of the phones that apple has now? up to the 10 s max? how well does this position apple going into the holiday season? >> it's a stronger lineup for apple for sure. but different countries have different price points and $450 for an iphone 7 is not cheap in india. it's the first time you have that breadth, $450 to $1100. everything from a formfactor perspective as well. last year when the 10 came out, people appreciated more screen but if you were on a plus model before, it felt strange in your hand. you missed that larger form factor. that is what it will add

emily: i am emily chang in san francisco. this is "bloomberg technology." coming up in the next hour, tesla in turmoil. the company is said to be the focus of a criminal investigation into ceo elon musk's public statements about private funding alongside another investigation by the sec. plus, a 20-year trade war? jack ma's dire prediction over the conflict between china and the u.s. after more tariffs are levied. tim cook remains optimistic there will be a resolution. a small win for apple in the ongoing patent dispute with qualcomm. the chipmaker ceo told us exclusively he the -- he thinks the case could be settled this year. first to our top story. considering taking tesla private at $420, funding secured. those are the words that sent tesla's world into turmoil, and now the company is the subject of a federal criminal probe. the department of justice opened a fraud investigation, which means tesla is facing inquiries from the doj and sec thanks to a tweet about a plan to take them private that is no longer on the table. it was maybe never realistic at a

emily: why? would argue it's because their intellectual property is so fundamental to what is going on that as soon as they can get in front of the right judge and jury, they will win. emily: we put a lot of money on what you have to say, so thank you. and no i pushed you on that one. you can catch the rest of that conversation on studio 1.0. wednesday at 9:00 p.m. eastern time, 6:00 p.m. pacific or it -- pacific. we talk about a lot. and that does it for this edition of "bloomberg technology." tomorrow we will have the roundup of the senate commerce committee, the executives are heading to washington to testify, and we are there. i'm emily chang. this is bloomberg. ♪ i'm all about my bed. this mattress is dangerously comfortable. when i get in i literally say, ahh. meet the leesa mattress. a better place to sleep. this bed hugs my body. i'm now a morning person. the leesa mattress is designed to provide strong support, relieve pressure and optimize airflow to keep you cool. hello bed of my dream

emily: i'mle emily chang in san francisco and this is "bloomberg technology." coming up in the next hour, where is larry? google continues to be hammered over conservatives alleged bias. why is he not defending his creation? and starbucks is going greener. it's already called the last straw of 2020. it's pushing into renewable energy. we'll hear from the c.e.o. and driving towards and i.p.o., uber c.e.o. speaks to bloomberg television about the company's progress towards going public. story, t to our first it was a curious site on election meddling. sheryl sandberg and jack dorsey sat next to an empty seat. who was supposed to be there? the committee wanted google co-founder larry page but he turned them down. that did not sit well with virginia senator mark warner. >> i am deeply disappointed that google, one of the most influential digital platforms in the world, did not send its own top leadership to engage this committee. because i know our members have a series of difficult questions about structural vulnerabilities on a number of google platforms that we

emily: i am emily chang. this is the best of bloomberg technology. we bring you all of our top interviews in technology. marc benioff on his new co-ceo, his new magazine, and the responsibility tech leaders have to shape the world. filtering out, instagram's founders are leaving facebook. rising concerns over the future of the social network and competition with snapchat. congress and big tex agree on the stronger need for digital privacy laws. how strong will those privacy laws go? we will have the latest. salesforce kicked off its annual conference this week in san francisco with a record 170,000 attendees. this year, there outspoken cofounder marc benioff had a lot to talk about. he bought the struggling time magazine. co-ceo, promoting chief block to the top job. we sat down with him for a wide-ranging interview on the company, the economy, and facebook, a company he says it should be regulated like big tobacco. i started by asking why benioff agreed to share his job and title? he's fabulous. he is a great operator. he has done a great job at sal

emily: i am emily chang in san francisco. this is "bloomberg technology." theng up in the next hour, crypto crunch, digital currencies have taken a $400 billion hit since january. we ask where is the crypto roller coaster heading next. plus, a countdown to the next iphone refresh. we will preview wednesday's big launch. and, president trump expected to roll back methane protections, one of the most potent greenhouse gases just as california based on the challenge for 100% green power by 2045. to our top stories. 640 billion dollars, that is how much cryptocurrencies have lost in value since january. trading values have plummeted more than 80% in the same timeframe. the results, some of the guest cryptocurrency exchanges are turning to unorthodox practices to boost productivity. here with us we have our guest in new york, the cohost of bloomberg's "what'd you miss?", joe weisenthal. joe, i know this is something you follow very closely. it is not just the value, it is the trading volume. is this the bottom? joe: i have no idea if this was the autumn or not.

emily: i am emily chang. in the next hour, where is larry? google continues to be hammered over conservatives alleged bias. why is he not defending his creation? and starbucks is going greener. it is pushing into renewable energy. you will hear from the ceo. and driving toward an ipo, we will speak about progress toward going public. site on curious election meddling. sheryl sandberg and jack dorsey sat next to an empty seat. the committee wanted larry page there, but he turned them down. that did not sit well with virginia senator mark warner. >> i am deeply disappointed that google chose not to send its own top leadership to engage the committee. i know our members have a series of difficult questions about structural vulnerabilities on a number of google platforms that we need answers for. a time when google is getting hammered by conservatives for allegedly being biased against them, it makes you wonder why is larry page not out there defending his creation, like mark zuckerberg might have done? that is the question posed by this week's c

emily: i am emily chang in san francisco. this is "bloomberg technology." in the next hour, amazon joins the trillion dollar valuation club. how bt giant will fare alongside apple. plus, tech testified. jack dorsey and sheryl sandberg face the bright lights of capitol hill. can they keep lawmakers at bay? should musk be worrying about an sec ban? some legal analysts say not so much. we discussed the likelihood of the tesla ceo being suspended. first, to the top story. amazon is starting with a bang. septembershares of the tech giant pushing the company beyond a market value of one between dollars. a milestone apple reached last month. a big accomplishment, not just for the company but for the ceo jeff bezos, who is currently the world wealthiest person. most notably the speed at which they hit the milestone. shares have more than tripled in the last three years. tech competitors are closing in on the markets as well. joining us to discuss is the tigers financial partners chief investment partner and bloomberg tech global editor brad stone. brad, you started

♪ emily: i am emily chang. this is "the best of bloomberg technology."e bring you all of our top interviews from the week in tech. coming up, sales forces marc benioff on his new co-ceo, his new magazine, and the responsibility tech leaders have to shape the world. plus, filtering out. instagram's founders are leaving facebook. the surprise announcement raising concerns over the future of the social network and competition with snapchat. big tech and congress agree on the need for stronger digital privacy laws. how strong will those privacy laws go? we will have the latest. first, salesforce kicked off its annual conference this week in san francisco with a record 170,000 attendees. this year, the company's outspoken cofounder marc benioff had a lot to talk about. in the last few months, he bought the iconic but struggling time magazine. he opened the tallest building west of the mississippi and appointed a co-ceo, promoting keith block to the top job. we sat down with him for a wide-ranging interview on the state of the company, the economy, and faceboo

emily: welcome back to the best of bloomberg technology. i'm emily chang.n musk has made a dramatic u-turn on his controversial attempt to take tesla private. after almost three weeks of fever pitched excitement musk wrote a blog stating the electric car maker will remain public. he wrote i knew the process of going public would be challenging but it is clear it would be even more time consuming than anticipated. after considering all these factors i met with tesla's board of directors and let them know i believe the better path is for tesla to remain public. with the distraction out of the way analysts expect focus to return to the fundamentals, tesla's ability to turn out the model 3 sedans as well as turn a profit on the car. >> he said when he tweeted that funding was secured but if you look at both his statement and the reports that came out, you know, it wasn't there. and that aside, this deal didn't make a whole lot of sense to begin with. tesla has done very well on the public markets and the argument that this was going to be somehow less of a dist

emily: i'm emily chang in san francisco, this is "bloomberg technology." coming up in the next hour, snap loses its chief strategy officer. khan says the best is yet to come for the company but it's time for him to start a new story. warnings that the price of apple products will increase due to tariffs. our top story, snap is losing its chief strategy officer. 41-year-old imran khan is leaving the company to pursue other opportunities. he's set to start his own tech investment company. in a memo to staff he said, i'm proud of what we've achieved as a team. we grew our revenue from nearly zero to nearly $1 billion. we hired more than 3,000 people and expanded our operations to over 13 countries around the world. our reporter joins us now from new york. alex, he's been the adult supervision at snap and lasted longer than other executives but he's also the late nest a long line of executive that was exited. what does this mean? alec: he's the latest and also the highest up on the food chain. he was basically known as the c.e.o.'s number two, evan he's the --

emily: i am emily chang in san francisco. this is "bloomberg technology." tesla and turmoil. the company is said to be the focus of a criminal investigation into elon musk's public statements about private funding alongside another investigation by the sec. plus, a 20 year trade war. prediction over the conflict between china and the u.s. after more terrorists are levied. tim cook remains optimistic there will be a resolution. a small win for apple in the patent dispute with qualcomm. -- ceo told us he based thinks the case can be settled this year. story, they are considering taking tesla private , funding secured. now, the company is the subject of a federal criminal probe. -- thebon of justice department of justice opened a probe which means tesla is facing inquiries from the doj and sec thanks to a tweet about a plan to take them private that is no longer on the table. it was maybe never realistic at all. from washington, tom broke this chafkind we have max who has been covering tesla and elon musk for a while. tom, what do we know? the justiceoint, department is now aski